[ysofunny]

back in the day that was called the tithe. the real original tithe. the voluntary tithe.

but that all went sideways when they made it mandatory and rebranded it as "taxes".

sorry, I may still be hung up on a twitter response about taxation so I'm a bit jumpy about it

[ysofunny]

or maybe what I cannot get over is the living within lingering legacy of having had your "own" culture be made up so you can be exploited

then realizing this, and finally (forever) being ostracized by peers for not going with the grain

[Joel_Mckay]

People often go into academia for the wrong reasons, and many universities have adapted to cater to new priorities.

Often science takes on an orthogonal role to the politics, marketing, and irrational competition.

Private sector business is far less of a pain, but still requires strategy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXXKqwrEql4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVkLVRt6c1U

Best of luck, =3